# LXD

> This is the documentation for LXD, a system container and virtual machine manager.


2014-2026 AGPL-3.0, LXD contributors

## Pages in this subsection

- [How to use placement groups](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/cluster_placement_groups/index.html.md): Placement groups allow you to control how instances are distributed across cluster members.

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.